Category Archives: Cabarrus

GALLOWAY, Oz – (d. 1890)

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Monday noon on the plantation known as the Chas. TAYLOR place in No. 2 Township, John HOWIE killed his brother Oz GALLOWAY by accident. We are informed that bad blood had for some time existed between John HOWIE and another negro by the name of White PHARR who lived on the same farm. At meal time White PHARR approached the house, when HOWIE seized a gun and threatened to shoot if he came in. PHARR seized the gun barrel turning it aside when it was discharged, the load entering GALLOWAY’s side. The victim of this feud lived about half an hour. At a magistrate’s trial the shooting was decided to be accidental, and the accused was discharged. This decision created quite a feeling among the people of the neighborhood and on Tuesday evening he was re-arrested, taken before Esq. Zeb MORRIS and committed to jail to await trial before the superior court. — Concord Times.

Source: Davidson Times-Dispatch, 5 February 1890.  Paper available at Google News Archive.

A Fearless Youth (1889)

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The Durham Globe gives the following account of a romantic elopement which occurred at the Greensboro (N.C.) Female College, last week:

“Ed HEILIG, of Mt. Pleasant, N.C., was a suitor for the hand of Miss Mattie KINOLY, of the same place.  Objections seemed to have been interposed by the young lady’s parents who dispatched their daughter off to a boarding school, hoping to break off the attachment.  HEILIG went to Greensboro, procured a ladder, mounted to his love’s window, and in the darkness of night, carried her off and took her to Salisbury, where they were married.  The last legislature of this State granted this institution special police powers for the prevention of such disturbances, and making it a  misdemeanor to enter the grounds for the purpose of interfering with or inducing any student to violate the rules of the institution.  As this is the first violation since this enactment, it is thought that suit will be instituted against young HEILIG.”

Source: Roanoke Beacon,  6 September 1889.  Available online at digitalnc.org.

HUNGO Surveys for Railroad (1905)

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Charlotte, Oct. 27. – The adjustment of lines between Mecklenburg, Union, Cabarrus and Iredell counties, which was begun in July, has been completed. The work was done by C.P. HUNGO, representing the Mecklenburg commissioners and representatives and surveyors from each of the other three counties. The survey covered 25 miles, resulting in adding 1.83 acres of land and ten houses, aggregating several thousands of dollars: the taxes on the property, which have heretofore gone to the other counties, will hereafter be paid to Mecklenburg.

Source: Kinston Free Press, October 28, 1905

Shooting Affair (1905)

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Concord, Oct. 26. — Tuesday evening there occurred a shooting affair just above the city in which several colored people figured. It seems that John HOUSTON saw his daughter and a negro named Earnest SCOTT together and opened fire on them with a shotgun, shooting several times. The girl was shot about the face and SCOTT was shot in the face, legs and hands. SCOTT was arrested and he had two pistols. Neither was badly injured.

Source: Kinston Free Press, October 27, 1905

YOUNG, Joseph (d. 1835)

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DIED — At his residence in Cabarrus county, on the 28th ult., Joseph YOUNG, Esq., aged about 30.

Source: North-Carolina standard. (Raleigh, N.C.), 14 Jan. 1836. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042147/1836-01-14/ed-1/seq-3/>

Shocking Casualty at John RUSSELL’s House (1836)

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Shocking Casualty — A young lady was burnt to death at Mr. John RUSSELL‘s house, near the mouth of Coddle creek, Cabarrus county, on the 18th ult. She came into the house from the cotton patch, and in the act of kindling the fire, her clothes caught, and were burned entirely off her body. 

 

Source: The North-Carolina standard. (Raleigh, N.C.), 14 Jan. 1836. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042147/1836-01-14/ed-1